Hank Lehvonen
| Hank Lehvonen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 26, 1950 Sarnia, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
July 20, 2022 (aged 71) Florida, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defenceman | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Kansas City Scouts | ||
| NHL draft |
62nd overall, 1970 Minnesota North Stars | ||
| Playing career | 1970–1982 | ||
Henry Kalevi Lehvonen (August 26, 1950 – July 20, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He played four games in the National Hockey League for the Kansas City Scouts during the 1974–75 season, with the bulk of his career, which lasted from 1970 to 1982, in the minor International Hockey League. Selected by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft, Lehvonen spent three years in the minor leagues before he joined the expansion Scouts in 1974. After his stint in the NHL he spent three more seasons in the minors, and after a year away from playing moved to Finland in 1978, where he played a further four seasons before retiring.
Lehvonen was of Finnish descent.[1] He died in Florida on July 20, 2022, at the age of 71.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1965–66 | Sarnia Legionnaires | WOJBHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Sarnia Legionnaires | WOJBHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Peterborough Petes | OHA | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Kitchener Rangers | OHA | 24 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 12 | ||
| 1968–69 | Kitchener Rangers | OHA | 51 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Kitchener Rangers | OHA | 29 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1970–71 | Clinton Comets | EHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 51 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1971–72 | Port Huron Wings | IHL | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Port Huron Wings | IHL | 66 | 10 | 38 | 48 | 83 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 1974–75 | Kansas City Scouts | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 58 | 9 | 29 | 35 | 94 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1975–76 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 16 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Toledo Goaldiggers | IHL | 35 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1976–77 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 41 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Jokerit | FIN | 36 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Jokerit | FIN | 35 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Ilves | FIN | 35 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1981–82 | Ilves | FIN | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| IHL totals | 276 | 24 | 122 | 146 | 270 | 34 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 24 | ||||
| NHL totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ Honkavaara, Aarne. "JÄÄKIEKKOKIRJA 1975-1976". Jaakiekkokirja.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 April 2023.
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- ^ "Henry Kalevi Lehvonen". All County Funeral Home & Crematory. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- Minnesota North Stars draft picks
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- Ice hockey people from Sarnia
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